diff --git a/lcs/__init__.py b/lcs/__init__.py
index 0a9f331..bf111a3 100644
--- a/lcs/__init__.py
+++ b/lcs/__init__.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ try:
 except ImportError:
     print >> sys.stderr, 'Failed to import module \'qommon\''
     print >> sys.stderr, '  export CVSROOT=... (for w.c.s., see labs)'
-    print >> sys.stderr, '  cvs checkout -d lcs/qommon wcs/wcs/qommon'
+    print >> sys.stderr, '  (cd .. && cvs checkout -d lasso-conformance-sp/lcs/qommon wcs/wcs/qommon)'
     sys.exit(1)
 
 import lasso